Chapter 23. Night guests appear without warning (1)
It was an unusual sword even at first glance.
The dark red handle was large enough for an adult man to wrap around it with both hands. The wide blade on top was red again and again, as if the flames had been collected and refined.
Letters of unknown meaning occasionally flickered above the deep fuller in the center of the sword. I felt a majestic and powerful power that seemed to exist only in legends.
“That…”
A clear vision came to me as if it shook my soul. The destiny that had been waiting for hundreds of years, no, the inevitability that was only for Cain, was standing right in front of me.
Arthur hurriedly stopped Cain, who was approaching as if possessed.
“It’s not possible!”
Although I couldn’t hear clearly because of the earplugs, I could tell that he was holding himself back.
“You must never touch it.”
Arthur shook his head vigorously and pulled Cain back. And he gestured towards the people.
“Please come this way.”
The place he headed was the corner of a large cave. There was something black up to Cain’s waist.
“What is this?”
Carlo asked reflexively, then realized something and was shocked.
“no way?”
Realization slowly dawned on the faces of those who followed him and looked at it.
“Nonsense…….”
“No way, right?”
Cain also realized this. No, he knew from the moment he saw it.
‘It’s a person.’
It was a corpse with only the charred lower body remaining. The black ashes scattered below gave us an idea of what had happened to the upper body of the body.
“Please go outside first.”
Arthur pointed outside and pretended to go out. As soon as people came out of the cave, they took off their earplugs.
“Who was that just now?”
Cain asked in a calm voice. Arthur answered, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
“This is a worker digging a cave.”
“How did it happen like that?”
“It might be hard to believe, but…”
Arthur’s voice trembled with tension and fear.
“…I got into trouble for holding that sword.”
“You held the sword and it went away?”
Carlo asked in an impatient voice. Greed and anger were complexly intertwined on his face.
Even for someone who had no knowledge of swordsmanship, it was an extremely excellent sword. But how dare you try to touch it without my permission, the owner of this territory.
“Yes. It really happened in the blink of an eye.”
Arthur shook his head.
“When the wall was finally torn down, the vast cavity was revealed and the sword was visible. It was a very good sword to look at.”
Arthur’s voice became lower as he recalled the scene at that time.
“I thought I should hurry and bring the lord. At that time, one person’s eyes suddenly turned and he grabbed a sword…”
Arthur’s chin trembled.
“At that moment, flames erupted from the sword.”
“Flame?”
“Yes. And in an instant, the worker’s entire body was engulfed in flames. Even if he put down his sword and rolled around on the floor, it wouldn’t go out.”
The faces of the people who heard the scary story became stiff.
“The cries for help didn’t last long. It was completely burned within seconds.”
“…….”
“Furthermore, the moment I touched the corpse, the upper body was scattered to ashes like that. There was no way to do anything about it.”
Arthur bowed his head deeply. The pale face contained awe and fear toward something incomprehensible.
“So we hurriedly evacuated the workers and brought the lord.”
Carlo kept his mouth shut, and everyone around him also remained silent.
I was happy for a moment when a huge sword suddenly appeared, but I was dizzy when I heard that the sword was said to burn the person who held it.
“What on earth is that sword?”
“Isn’t it a magic sword? It might be a vicious sword that can kill people.”
People were whispering with serious expressions.
“Maybe that’s….”
The whispering stopped as Hector’s voice sounded heavily.
“……It might be one of the swords of the four seasons.”
Cain immediately showed interest.
“Sword of the Four Seasons? What is that?”
“These are four swords that existed in legend.”
Hector responded with an expression of uncertainty.
“It is said that the person who owns that sword can become the strongest swordsman and rule the world.”
“Where did you hear that?”
Carlo asked, his eyes sparkling.
“It was a story secretly floating around among prosecutors. Even scholars debated whether that sword was real.”
“Then are you sure that is the sword of the four seasons?”
“I’m just guessing. It’s too risky to hold it in person to check.”
Hector shook his head slowly.
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“You need to get help from a wizard. You have at least a chance if you prepare well before holding it.”
His eyes turned to the distance beyond Perla Island.
“If this is the sword of the four seasons, it must be a truly dangerous and powerful sword. The fact that the sea water around Perla Island has become hot is probably also due to the influence of this sword.”
Knight Commander Hector’s judgment was absolute.
Carlo turned his boat and returned to Sud territory, leaving his regret behind. Immediately he sent a mission to the Wizard’s Tower requesting support.
And he gave strict orders to everyone, including his vassals, never to approach Perla Island.
That night.
“Whew.”
Cain arrived at Perla Island alone in a sailboat. His arm was a little sore, but he forgot his pain the moment he arrived in front of the cave.
“under…….”
And I was sure.
“It wasn’t an auditory hallucination.”
A voice that seemed to be neither an old man nor a child, nor a woman nor a man, said to have been heard by workers on the island.
Everyone said they could only hear voices but could not understand what was being said.
But not for Cain.
[Come on.]
The voice came to me with vivid colors and precise sentences.
I didn’t bother to say it on the spot because it wasn’t like that to other people. He didn’t know that maybe he was hallucinating.
but.
[Come on.]
Even after moving away from the island, I could still hear that voice faintly. It contains a mystery that cannot be shaken off.
In the end, Cain disobeyed his father’s orders and came to the island. If he didn’t, he felt like he would regret it.
[Come on.]
Indeed, the closer the island got, the clearer the voice became, and now it felt as if it was speaking right into my ear.
Hector’s serious face came to mind and I stopped for a moment,
“……Let’s go.”
Cain eventually entered the cave filled with heat.
‘Something was strange from the beginning.’
The sword looked exactly like him. The blazing red color and the hard blade that seems like it will never break.
Would it be a mistake to think that this is a sword prepared just for you?
“-!”
Cain quickly reached where the sword was.
The sword was just as it looked during the day. It was still exceptionally beautiful, and it looked as if it would stay there forever as long as no human hand touched it.
“Whew.”
My heart was racing and my fingertips were covered in cold sweat. Due to tension or anticipation.
“Can I survive this?”
Cain clenched and unclenched his hands a few times. He was wearing blacksmith’s working gauntlets that he had obtained in a hurry.
“Still, I’ll give it a try.”
An unknown confidence rose.
Even if other people don’t know, I have this strange confidence that I can hold this.
There was actually one more thing he believed in.
‘I hope this helps Cain.’
If it was a spell cast by Sienna, one of the greatest wizards in the empire. I didn’t know it was possible.
“…It was good.”
Cain slowly extended his hand toward the sword.
The sword was floating in the air as if held by an invisible hand. At Cain’s height, she could just reach out and hold it with her hand.
As I got closer, I felt a pressure that seemed to be subtly sucking in what was around me.
I was afraid, but at the same time I wasn’t afraid.
At that time, I even thought that perhaps the moment that should have come true came only too late.
Suddenly.
Cain grabbed the sword handle with both hands.
Exciting!
At the same time as a huge beating came from the sword,
Bababababaak!
A huge flame erupted from the area where the hand touched.
An unbearable heat passed through the thick gauntlets.
“Kuuuuuuuu!”
The pressure coming from the sword was so strong that I almost lost it for a moment. Moreover, because it was large, it also weighed a lot.
“Sigh!”
Cain spread his legs a little wider to distribute his weight.
The posture became a little more stable, but that didn’t mean it was easy to hold this sword.
“Ugh!”
Sweat beaded on Cain’s forehead. Despite the tremendous pressure on his sword, he never let go of his grip on it.
I endured and endured with persistence, perseverance, and tenacity.
Grumble!
The flames rising from the sword began to melt the gauntlet.
“shit!”
Even the gloves that blacksmiths use to withstand high temperatures melt.
This meant that the sword’s flame was hotter than the furnace. No, it was a flame with a stronger sense of magical energy.
Crackling, crackling.
The ominous sound of the gauntlet melting began to fill the air.
“…….”
Cain’s face darkened.
If this gauntlet disappeared, he would have to endure this terrifying heat with his bare hands.
‘Should I put down my sword now?’
It is extremely fatal for a prosecutor to injure his hand. It could have resulted in irreversible consequences.
but.
“You can’t do that!”
Cain gritted his teeth and strengthened the hand holding the sword. He showed his enthusiasm to hold on to the end, regardless of whether his gloves melted or not.
Chijijijiji-
It was at that time that even the gauntlet covering the palm finally melted.
Paaaaat!
A dazzling light burst from Cain’s heart.
“Ugh!?”
The light flowed down his shoulders, elbows, arms, and finally wrapped around his hands.
It feels as if refreshing and soft water is flowing.
The moment it completely enveloped the hand, the heat coming from the sword was blocked, as if it were a lie.
“haha.”
Cain looked at the white light that covered his hand like a protective shield.
“……Siena.”
Cain smiled as he thought of her, the benefactor who gave him this light.
“Thanks to you, I survived.”
But it seemed like this shield wouldn’t be able to last long. The flames rising from the sword were constantly invading as if they were melting the protective shield.
“Whoa, whoo.”
Thanks to the little time the shield gave him, Cain was finally able to catch his breath.
Sweat trickled down my forehead, moistening my eyebrows, and eventually staining even my eyelashes.
Blink.
I close my eyes and open them,
Pop.
Even the sound of sweat dripping from the eyelashes.
Everything was strangely clear and clear. As if there was nothing in this world except this sword and myself.
So I could tell.
Once this protective shield disappears, the moment will come when you fight this sword with your own strength.
It would be an extremely difficult and difficult fight, but it would be worth it.
Pasut-
The protective shield began to flutter and lose strength. I could feel the intense heat seeping through the gap.
Cain bit his lip.
‘come.’
A moment of decisive battle where you might have to risk your life.
“I won’t lose.”
An unfamiliar desire that I didn’t know when had grown within me was filling my heart and overflowing.
This sword will satisfy that desire. So you must definitely get this sword.
That’s how it should be… … .
For a brief moment, someone’s face flashed through his mind. It was the extremely smooth face of Abel Kindreal.
“never.”
Cain repeated a promise he did not know who he was making.
In
But it was different now.
“I won’t lose to you.”
Twisted feelings toward others were deep within his heart.
Fasth!
The fading protective shield finally disappeared completely.
Yep!
With a sound like something hitting his head hard, Cain was completely engulfed in the flames.
fantasy,
